THE CHINA MAIL, TM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1958.
This Funny World
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
WOMANSENSE=
"Now not another peep out of you about wanting
a drink!"
. BY THE WAY. by Beachcomber
POLITICIANS
Beginner's Play Would Be Tops
By OSWALD JACOBY
E four-opade contract in to- day's hand is a proper one. Just in case you readers think that declarer never goes wrong I want to point out that 50 netual declarer who happena to be one of our top players man- nged to go down one trick while most beginners would have minde the band easily.
West'a queen of diamonds held the first trick and his jack held the second. Now West thified to heart, South won with dum-
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NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
At right: The most
elegant fashion freak of them all: "Tweed" print-
ed chiffon by Fergusons, made up into separates by Digby. Morion. The
sleeveless shirt blouse is linked to the skirt by a wide black sash.
At left: Here's a wash
and drip-dry suit in an-
other new fabric Courtelle
acrylic jersey, It looks like wool but can be wash-
ed. The suit is by Dor-
ville.
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North East Pass
I'RE Pask . Pals
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like autors, annenhted that he would play a should retaliate when bom- piece by a felind of his, and barded--with unsolicited food. explained that it was rather "advanced" inusic. based on It were a politiciun. I would Schuffels theories of composi- stuif my pockely with missiles on. He scratched away for a Before speaking at a meeting, bit, and there was some nervou! und would start to throw applate. If it was "advanced" before. the andiener had muste I must be all right, Hemy's ace, led the ten of spades urganised, its attack, Then, was asked for an encore, but water-pirial la one hand and # derlined the honour, “I've never decaying dich in the other, I played a violin before,” he said, would Address the meeting. and £ clon't care for it niuch,” I Attack
best delence, must my." "Oh, will,” suid a is the though i lange there are many aunt girl with a glass of sherty speakers who, smarting from u is one hand and a glass of cin haringy of exit, Agree with
in the other, "there's a first Disraeli's remark at High time for everything, 1 suppose! Wycombe, fold your re until you see the whites of their we."
Scrape, scrape,
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Now's your chance
Wide, black spots un ats
and was careful to play the nine, from his own hand. West gath ered in his queen and led an- cilter heart which South ruffed with the fork of spades,
Now South Jaid down the med of spades and was pleased to role that East dropped the eight.
South cashed his ace of clubs and "entered dummy with the
The Jhek of seven of spades. clubs was lex and Anessed and West made his unauorded queen to set the hand.
player
BOYS' AND
11 that ban nine
lid, a three-inch hinge, no ME violinist invited tu
Why would a less experienced have made the hand? Thusteal party dislocated his pendulum, wire container, and
The serainbh for shuts up like a concertina? The Simple! He would have led the wen during
ten of spades from dummy all Turkish prawns on horse-butt, Prize for the correct answer is mich went home.
right but he would have played A shy-2 months in lovely Leedy with the Bamptylde Kitchen Utensi!
the alx from his own band; not Fiqury Tean; and clock-golf the nine, Then he would not on Wednesday afternoons with have been able to get the dum- Councillor Shinbat and hemy to take that club fesse and techbers of the Upwich Literary would have bat to drop the "I Circle.
queen of clubs and make his į contract.
man who nolly seemed to know offered in depatice.
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Derbyshire shows the way
MANUFACTURERS of, bed-
Innen should have realised that a woman who comes home with frozen knees after 1 day in a short dress needs long sheets on her bed, The women' of Derbyshire are campaigning for longer sheets so that the tallest, whose feet stick out of the windows in tiny houses, càn at any rate rover their knees, A councillor
satdi, "I do not. want to have to curt up like n hedgehog." One foolish woman who slept with her head at the Moat of the bed and her feet on the pillow said, "The short sheel, even so, foiled to, cover By knees."
YOUR BIRTHDAY By STELLA
BORN today,
WEDNESDAY,” APRIL ́2
become star guiding you you may one of the eminently successful necuracy. Individuale in goue ophene of 14- fluence. You have balderabile literary ability and should be able to expres yourself vividly and
drimatically.
not Your Dte. Inay
"always be "an easy one, but you have the ability to Right against opposition Nid coine out on the winning ride. Your staying powera ore excellent and, once, NOAA NEL MOUN inding to something? you see shrourth,
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You are 4 1ood judge of character and are able to. nelect people wito
asslot you con
Award :ccess. Althought you like to believe that our reasoning power are, beyond average, it is actually your Intuitive powers that are exceptional! You a often ble f "make cult deeinions without giving any reas stop doing so. You like to think at
Actually it may be your birthday
with
great
Since you have a "great deal of nervous energy, you antist lepra të use it wisely. You often work high peak of production for long periods of time. This will take ita foll unless you also leum to relax at regular intervals. Sometimes. merely changing what you re toing will turn the trick. A change of scene is also helpful. Juni live up to the best Bust is in you and you may Beconie nutstanding.
Among those borti on this late Nita were; Enile Zola, author Kaldi, actrem: Dr Nicholas Murmy Butler, educator, and Charlemagne,
emperor.
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To And what the Alara have blue for you tomorrow, select your. blythday itor und read the corress
is pliue to your past experietinėl pinding paragraph. Let vous, biriki~
ilay may be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
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You will fh that being co-operative You nay combine lines th
with others on both the domente metal inferents advantageously now.
and business fronts beings good Our can help the others,
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GEMINI Chẳn 22-June 212- BAGITTAMus (Nov. 23-1566. 2)-- You may roove hadatetra from Combine travel and romance. someone close to you. Accept help Perhaps take "your_"Intended" to graciously now. Inter you Con vim your family. Enjoy yourself. return the favour.
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There is a venturesome spirit in the air today. Joul others in some project, but calculate the sialt Bent
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Get out and meet new people. may be time to make some changes in your life.
VIRGO (ABK. 21-Sept. 21) New contacta may bring increased business opportuniilea. Bee that You- znake ile most of sil that is offered,
CAPRICORN (Det, 2-Jan. 10) Tuts is the time when being pro- Kremlve on the job trings increased income as well as prestige.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21-7ob, 19)-- Theatres are smiling on you now. Increase your mucosal potential on e Inb as well an enjoying yourself. PISCES: · [F«D.' T20-Mar 2#---- You may feel Venturesome, when it semen to menu · latiašties trdomaction. The shances ore you can win, foot
Chris And The Moths
-Cricket Was The Only One Who Heard Them Talking
By MAX TRELL
"Now what happened was this. You boys had gone off to
all happened. Just might bed, but Father was sitting after all of you were under the lamp with Mother. asjeep," sald Christopher They were both reading books. Cricket to Knorf, the Shadow There WOS no sound, except
**CARD Serise Boy with the Turned About when they turned the pages.
Q-The bidding has been: North Fast South Yest
20.5% 14 Foss Poss
14
2 N.T. 44
Pas
Pass
You, South, hold:
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What do you do?
A-Bid four no-trump. If part- ner, holds as many na two aces, you want to be in a slam.
West Pess
`TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been: North East South
Pass 14 7 N.T.
Pass
? You, South, hold: 4109763 WEB 6310 4KQ83
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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CHESS NEWS
By LEONARD BARDEN
Solution No. 53782 Plack intrín ** P--B¢ dh; * PXP ep. kro, ko mate), Q-Bé ch; I K—RI, Q—X4 male."
Lendan. Kapının Burslow.
Name, Teddy the Stuffed Bear, and Hiawatha, the Small-Sized come Wooden Indlan. "They right in through the open window."
"Who did?" Knarf asked, "Butterflies," sald Christopher, "Butterfiles don't fly at night," caid Hiawatha.
"They looked like Butterflies," sold Chrislopher. "They were while and had wings.”
"Moths," said Hinwalha,
Fly Ar Night
"That's what I was going to say," said Teddy, the Stuffed Bear. "Butterfles that My around at night aren't Butter They're Moths."
Ulica,
Ho Heard Voices
"All of a sudden, I thought I: liard some voices outside the sitting in the window. I was room, just under the lamp, but; I'm sure nobody could see me in the thick carpet. voices "The
outside tic window were getting louder and clearer. I distinctly heard one of them saying: "The window's bpeal Let's fly in Thero's a light burning!!
"The next second, one of three white Butterftes
"Moths," said Hiawatha.
"I mean Moths-came dying in through the window, Then thren more Moths came dying: Teddy was going to go on and in after the first one. They all tell all he know about Moths, started flying around and but Knarf interrupted him. around the lamp,"
"Didn't Mother and Father hear them?" asked Kaart.
*Let Chris Binlah telling about what happened after the Moths flew in at the window,"
Christopher Cricket, who had been sitting on a splinter of wood to one side of the fireplace, crossed four or five of his long way! legs and began his story.
"I won the light."
sald one of the Moths.
No," paid Christopher Cricket. "They kept right on reading. Bui after awhile they looked up and nolleed them,
"Shoo, sald
Father.
Round And Round
'Op
al
"Mother, waved her hand them to chaso them away. But chasing anch the Moths kept
other, round and round the lama, "I guess," continued Christo- pher, "those Moths were playing
a game of tag.
"First they'd go one way and then another. They kept shout- Ing and Inughing. At any rate, heard them outing - and laughing.
Mother and Father.
didn't.
'I wish those atlly Moths,would go away, Mother said, they're very bothersome."
It's getting very late anyway,| cold Father. We'd botter go to
bed.'
"With that," sald Christopher
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For corne Lima Rupext walks akowly through the, wood, chang ing his direction from time to time and Raxing about, hiŋi keenly all
keep on trying."." Hi., why do you want un ta-follow you> *cally Algy. /! Where are we going ? ;) All at once Rupert nives a cry.
the way. There was patcr." Here we are) Look, this is where,
fog last time”'1' was here," he mitters," but surely i shall, recog nim" some of the way I'went
the reindeer, was lying down." know it by the mich free atusáp and (this little kaplión Tiffa
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Cricket, "Father, put out the Moths exclaimed: ' 'I see the to Kharf and Hiawatha, “Cricket
light.
"Hey! What happened to the light? I heard one of the Moths shouting.
"For a minute or two, there was silence. Then one of the
NEW!
FOR
Right. It's across the There it is!
"I don't think he heard them “And they all flew out of the at all," Hiawatha said gloomily window again,"
*How "Moths can't even talk, "I wish I could hear Moths „can ́you hear anybody when talk," Teddy remarked later un they can't talk?"
strčet, certainly bas sharp ears."
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